Improving excitation and inversion accuracy by optimized RF pulse using genetic algorithm

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-93

  Pang, Yong ^a   Shen, Gary X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Multidimensional spatial selective pulse; Passband; Stopband

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); OPTIMIZATION;

BLOCH EQUATION; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SPATIAL SELECTIVE PULSES; PASSBAND; STOPBAND ERRORS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, GENETIC; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 34247330544     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2007.01.016     Document Type: Article

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